Migration Studies
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The Migration Studies Certificate promotes a multidisciplinary understanding of migration and the development of a range of methodological skills by linking students to diverse learning resources across departments and centers at Brown, and building community among students and faculty with shared interests in migration, immigration, and the immigrant experience.
Degree Type
Certificate
center
Population Studies and Training Center
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General Undergraduate Certificate Policies & Guidelines
Migration Studies
The Migration Studies Certificate promotes a multidisciplinary understanding of migration and the development of a range of methodological skills by linking students to diverse learning resources across departments and centers at Brown, and building community among students and faculty with shared interests in migration, immigration, and the immigrant experience.
The certificate places particular emphasis on research methods, research experience, and rigorous approaches to the study of migration. The required introductory course covers the central features, concepts and foci of international migrations studies, and the two elective courses selected from the lists of preapproved courses expose students to diverse substantive concerns and disciplinary approaches. A required methods course from a list of preapproved courses exposes students to methods beyond their concentration requirements. Finally, students complete a thesis, project or an experiential learning requirement.
Students who undertake a senior project or thesis for their declared concentration are required to have a migration related topic as the central focus of the project or thesis. Proposals for projects/theses need program approval for migration content. As an alternative to a project or thesis, students may participate in a faculty research project with a focus on migration, or complete an internship or volunteer with a community organization that primarily services immigrant communities.
Student Goals
Students in this certificate will:
- Gain a broad understanding of the field of migration studies, including the range of theoretical approaches, substantive areas of inquiry, and the characteristics of historical and contemporary international population movements.
- Learn a diverse set of methods used to study migration flows and behavior and the multifaceted nature of immigrant settlement and incorporation.
- Compare and contrast immigrant experiences of migration, settlement and incorporation in different regional and national contexts.
- Develop a critical understanding of the drivers of migration in places of origin and destination, and the life course consequences of migration for immigrants and their children.
The Director is typically the first point of contact for students interested in pursuing an undergraduate certificate. Once students have declared a certificate, they may be assigned a specific advisor from within the department or program.